From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c1983ae2deb642ab X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-24 22:49:11 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!howland.erols.net!cyclone2.usenetserver.com!usenetserver.com!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr13.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!3bae8248!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada -vs- GNAT References: X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.115.104.238 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr13.news.prodigy.com 1022305698 ST000 67.115.104.238 (Sat, 25 May 2002 01:48:18 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 01:48:18 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: OH\IRYOGTRUSP_@YMZJ\_Q\@TJ_ZTB\MV@BNMRQIMASJETAANVW[AKWZE\]^XQWIGNE_[EBL@^_\^JOCQ^RSNVLGTFTKHTXHHP[NB\_C@\SD@EP_[KCXX__AGDDEKGFNB\ZOKLRNCY_CGG[RHT_UN@C_BSY\G__IJIX_PLSA[CCFAULEY\FL\VLGANTQQ]FN Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 05:48:18 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24718 Date: 2002-05-25T05:48:18+00:00 List-Id: >from the Booch Components, which are meant to be, and to a large >extent are, compiler-independent. On the other hand, given that GNAT >is my preferred compiler (for all sorts of reasons), I felt quite >happy to use 'Object_Size when appropriate. Which is like being a little bit pregnant. It means the potential user must: switch to Gnat; start a new branch of the update tree; or not use your package. It makes life simpler for you, harder for your users, and (possibly) richer for ACT. Just remember all those consequences of your decision.